Instructor Bios

Eugenia Salomon

Pilates Instructor

Eugenia was first introduced to Pilates as a result of a dance injury and then continued to study Pilates because of the immense personal benefits she experienced.  Following years of dance and yoga, she went on to receive her formal Pilates training and certification through Body Arts and Sciences International.  More recently her work has been influenced by her continued education with Lizz Roman and Erik Franklin (including training in Pilates for rehab, and the use of dynamic imagery towards reconditioning movement and posture).

Eugenia has an abiding fascination with the relationship of mind and body in physical and psychological healing. She holds a Bachelor from New School for Social Research as well as a Masters in Psychology through Pacifica Graduate Institute.  She is currently completing her training towards licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

As a Pilates instructor Eugenia assists her clients on their path towards a more holistic sense of well-being through renewed strength, balance, and fitness.  She believes that embracing ones imperfections and weaknesses is the best way to access hidden strengths and healing potential.

Gabrielle Cohen

Yoga Instructor

A dancer all her life, Gabrielle believes in movement as a means for calming the mind and enlivening the spirit. Through her daily practice of yoga Gabrielle has embarked on the path towards healing her own suffering, believing that yoga opens the door to transformation. Her classes are a playful offering of her passion for peace and an invitation to step out of the world and inside yourself.

Jenny Levy

Pilates Mat Instructor

- Certified Personal Trainer, American Council on Exercise (ACE)
- Bachelor of Science, Government, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Bachelor of Science, Child Development and Psychology, Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo

Jenny has been teaching the 5th grade for six years. At the same time, she has always been interested in leading a healthy lifestyle through eating right and exercise. She was inspired to further this passion by becoming a personal trainer. Dedicated to helping people realize and reach their fitness goals, she enjoys working collaboratively to create individualized plans to meet the needs of all people.

Jenny will motivate you through a functional training workout to increase endurance, build strength, and correct muscle imbalances. She is committed to expanding her knowledge in fitness and incorporating new and better techniques into your workouts.

Jessica Archer

Yoga Instructor

Jessica began her journey into the depths of yoga in 1997, and continues to find new twists and turns on the path each day!  She hopes to offer her students the possibilities of limitless expansion in their bodies, hearts and lives, along with the choice to connect to their own truth and potential in every moment.  She teaches playful, challenging classes with a focus on alignment, breath and connection to one’s own heart.

Jessica is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor (RYT), whose classes are wildly inspired by her studies and training in Anusara Yoga.  She is currently on the long path towards Anusara certification.  She offers deep gratitude to all of her teachers - past, present and future.  For more information about Jessica, visit www.truthloveyoga.com.

Kitty Costello

Chi Gung Si Po (feminine form of "Master")

Kitty Costello began her mind-body studies in the late 1970's with a Buddhist martial arts practice, Shaolin Ssu, a direct lineage from the Shaolin temples in China.  She has a 5th degree blackbelt and has been granted the title of Si Po (the feminine of Master) by her teacher, Grandmaster George Ming Esteban of the Shaolin Temple Institute.

Kitty has taught beginner and intermediate levels in the Chi Gung training of breath and internal energy.  With a Master's degree in Social Clinical Psychology, she has been working as a psychotherapist since 1994, and was licensed as a Marriage Family therapist in 2001. She has incorporated a Western science-oriented approach into her work through the study of biofeedback and psychophysiology, as well as the learning and teaching of various Western relaxation, visualization and self-regulation techniques.  

Kitty has studied and taught Kwan Ping Tai Chi and various other chi gung practices, and she integrates these into her own unique blend in her classes. Over the past decade, her practice and teaching have been grounded in Insight Meditation, bringing deep mindfulness to meditative movement practices and to psychological inquiry.  Moment-to-moment awareness of mind and body are an essential aspect of what she offers to her students and clients.

Laura Oswald

Pilates Mat Instructor

- Certified Personal Trainer, National Personal Training Institue (NPTI)
- Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
- Certified Mat Pilates Teacher, Body In Flow Pilates
- Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Anthropology and Studio Art, Wheaton College, MA

Laura is committed to promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.  That includes a balance between training hard, working hard, eating right and remembering to relax and enjoy life every day.  She has extensive experience in sports conditioning and training.  She was an All American on the Wheaton College Field Hockey team, and is the Coach of the San Francisco University High School Field Hockey team.

Laura is certified in mat pilates, she teaches outdoor boot camps, and is an avid biker and runner. Her sports background lends itself to her intense and efficient training style.  She will safely guide you through functional training methods coupled with plyometrics and pilates. She will motivate and excite you into transforming your body and improving your health.  Laura believes, "It is important to have fun while getting fit.  What's the point if you can't enjoy it?"

Leslie Goldman

Pilates Mat Instructor

- Certified Personal Trainer, National Personal Training Institue (NPTI)
- Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
- Certified Mat Pilates Teacher, Body In Flow Pilates

Leslie's passion and excitement for health and fitness is extremely contagious.  Born in Hawaii, she has spent her life bouncing between Oahu, Northern California, Aspen, Michigan, Manhattan, and Italy before happily settling down in San Francisco.  She earned her BA in classical voice from the Manhattan School of Music.  Along with music, weight management, health, and fitness have always been a focus of her energies.  She thrives in motivating and inspiring people with an enthusiastic push to help her clients achieve their fitness goals.

Leslie is certified by the National Personal Training Institute as well as in Spin and Mat Pilates.  Her training style incorporates functional and practical methods with high energy circuit training and an emphasis on core stability.  She is not afraid to push you to your limits in a safe and fun manner.

Monique Jenkinson

Yoga Instructor

Grace: thanks, beauty, balance, strength, divinity, acceptance… The practice of yoga embodies grace in all its forms.

Monique's classes integrate breath and movement to bring ease and strength to the mind and body.  Students learn to combine joyous energetic flow with carefully detailed alignment as they explore the fundamentals of yoga practice.  Monique uses compassion and humor to engage students in this sometimes difficult, always rewarding practice.

Monique is a graduate of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute's teacher training program, and has been teaching actively since 2000.  Her practice is greatly influenced by her teachers Sri Louise and Augusta Moore, and by more than 20 years of dance experience.